Central Community Schools
School Board Meeting
03/13//2023 06:00 PM
Central Administrative Office
11576 Sullivan Road
Central, LA 70818
MEETING MINUTES
Attendees
Voting Members
Roxanne Atkinson, Board President
Dr. G. David Walker, Vice President
Jason Leaphart, Board Member
Nick Carmena, Board Member
Mike Davis, Board Member
Michael Hooper, Board Member
Carol Norwood, Board Member
1. Call to Order
Chairperson Roxanne Atkinson called to order the Regular School Board Meeting of the Central Community School Board on Monday, March 13, 2023 at the Central Administrative Office, at 6:00 P.M.
2. Prayer
Prayer led by Caleb Crawford, Senior Pastor at Cornerstone Church.
3. Pledge
4. Roll Call
Tracy Barnes conducted a roll call. The following persons were present: Roxanne Atkinson, Nick Carmena, Mike Davis, Michael Hooper, Jason Leaphart, Carol Norwood and David Walker. A quorum was present.
5. Recognitions
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7. To consider approval of the minutes from the Regular School Board Meeting held on Monday, February 13, 2023 and take appropriate action.
A motion was made by Ms. Norwood and seconded by Mr. Carmena to approve the minutes from the Regular School Board Meeting held on Monday, February 13, 2023. There being no objections, the motion passed.
8. To receive the Superintendent's report on personnel (Dr. Fountain)
Board members received a report of two (2) Resignations. This was a report only and required no action.
Board members received a report of one (1) Appointment. This was a report only and required no action.
Board members received a report of one (1) Reassignment. This was a report only and required no action.
9. To receive a report from the Finance Committee Meeting held on Monday, February 27, 2023 and take appropriate action regarding the following:
a. 2022 Health Insurance Update
Committee members received an end-of-year update on the district's 2022 Health Insurance Plans from Gallagher. This was a report only and required no action.
b. 2021-2022 Fiscal Year Audit
The committee recommended approval of the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year Audit as presented by the auditors. A motion was made by Mr. Hooper to approve the committee's recommendation and to accept the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year Audit as presented by the auditors. There being no objections, the motion passed.
c. 2022-2023 Revised General Fund Budget
The committee recommended approval of the 2022-2023 Revised General Fund Budget as presented by the staff. A motion was made by Mr. Hooper to approve the committee's recommendation. There being no objections, the motion passed.
d. 2022-2023 Revised Capital Projects Budget
The committee recommended approval of the 2022-2023 Revised Capital Projects Budget as presented by the staff. A motion was made by Mr. Hooper to approve the committee's recommendation. There being no objections, the motion passed.
10. To receive a report from the Facilities/Equipment Committee Meeting held on Monday, February 27, 2023 and take appropriate action regarding the following:
a. Hunting Lease on the Section 16 property
The committee recommended referring this item to the board for approval. A motion was made by Dr. Walker to approve the committee's recommendation. There being no objections, the motion passed.
11. To consider granting the staff permission to advertise and accept bids for a Hunting Lease on the Section 16 property. (Dr. Fountain)
A motion was made by Dr. Walker and seconded by Mr. Davis to grant the staff permission to advertise, using the current restrictions that were used last time, and accept bids for a Hunting Lease on the Section 16 property. There being no objections, the motion passed.
12. To consider an Out-of-State Field Trip and take appropriate action. (Dr. Fountain)
A motion was made by Mr. Carmena and seconded by Ms. Norwood to approve the Out-of-State Field Trip request from Central Intermediate School. There being no objections, the motion passed.
13. Superintendent's Report
Report cards for the 3rd 9-weeks will be sent home this Thursday. We held our Teacher of the Year, Student of the Year, and Support Worker of the Year celebration on March 2nd. We had a great turnout, and we plan to use the same format for these yearly celebrations – The Academy Awards of CCSS. We held our annual Job Fair this past Saturday in this building. We had an excellent turnout and are excited about the quality of those individuals who interviewed on Saturday. We will hold a Central Office Open House for the community before our next board meeting on April 17th. More details will follow, but we hope to have community members come by and see what their tax dollars built. Again, we are grateful to Senator Bodi White for securing $3.4 million to help fund this beautiful building. CHS hosted a regional meeting for all secondary supervisors and LSU in regards to proposed Dual Enrollment opportunities for next year. We were able to give tours of our facility to surrounding districts and they were so impressed. Additionally, representatives from St. Tammany will be visiting CHS on March 21st to tour the campus. We are excited that word is spreading about the renovations at CHS. We will be having Quarterly Reviews at each campus the week of March 27th. This is a great opportunity for Central Office staff to spend time on each campus reviewing data, plans, and visiting classrooms. Easter break will begin on Friday, April 7th and continue through Friday, April 14th. March Committee Meetings will be held on Monday, March 27th at 5:15. Chandler Smith, our Assistant Superintendent, will be going to West Baton Rouge Parish to work as their Superintendent. This is a great opportunity for him. We will miss him. We wish him all the best.
14. Announcements
a. March Committee Meetings - Monday, March 27th
b. Next Regular School Board Meeting will be held on Monday, April 17th
15. Adjourn
A motion was made by Dr. Walker to adjourn the meeting. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.